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Secondment to the Netherlands? As from 1 March 2020, registration is mandatory!
Almost four years after the WagwEU (Terms of Employment Posted Workers in the European Union Act) came into effect, the last phase of this Act is ready for implementation: mandatory registration as applies in our neighbour countries.
What does this mean?
The rules are applicable to foreign (non-Dutch) employees and self-employed contractors seconded to the Netherlands on a temporary basis for providing cross-border services. The starting point of this Act is that for these employees, a number of basic employee benefits apply, and in some cases the applicable CLA.
A key section of the WagwEU is mandatory registration prior to starting the work.
How about mandatory registration in the Netherlands?
From 1 March 2020, any cross-border work must be registered with the “Meldloket WagwEU” (Notification portal for WagwEU), an online system of the Dutch government.
However, this system will become operational on 1 February 2020.
A foreign employer must at least report the following details:
- the reporter’s identity
- the company details
- the contact as referred to in Section 7 of the WagwEU
- information regarding the client/user company’s identity
- the sector of the relevant activities in the Netherlands
- the employee’s work address
- the expected duration of the work
- the identity of the person responsible for payment of wages
- the identity of the employees to be seconded to the Netherlands
- the availability of an A1 declaration or other evidence showing where social security contributions are paid for the employee/employees, in the context of the contribution for the relevant social security schemes.
Would you like more information?
- Click here for an overview of your key obligations relating to secondment to the Netherlands. You may outsource several of such obligations to us, to unburden you.
- More information (also in English) is available from the official website www.postedworkers.nl
Tip: Check in advance if you will be charged taxes or social insurance premiums for the employees involved in the Netherlands! Please find more information concerning the key rules for cross-border work and international secondment on our website.
Any questions about secondment to other countries? Please check the countries references on our website. Or contact one of our consultants, Ewold Bom or Francesco Monteiro. They are happy to assist you.
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